Teaching the teachers
Journal of General Internal MedicinePublished 1 March 2004Open access
Jeanne M. Clark, Thomas K. Houston, Ken Kolodner, William T. Branch, Rachel B. Levine, David E. Kern
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A minority of U.S. teaching hospitals offer ongoing faculty development in teaching skills, and continued progress will likely require increased institutional commitment, improved evaluations, and adequate resources, particularly FD instructors and funding.
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A minority of U.S. teaching hospitals offer ongoing faculty development in teaching skills. Continued progress will likely require increased institutional commitment, improved evaluations, and adequate resources, particularly FD instructors and funding.
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